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... British . In April 1769 he secured from the British a promise of aid in an attack , but when the Marāthās invaded his territories in 1771 , the British did not send assistance . Long offended by this failure , he in 1779 increased his ...
... British . In April 1769 he secured from the British a promise of aid in an attack , but when the Marāthās invaded his territories in 1771 , the British did not send assistance . Long offended by this failure , he in 1779 increased his ...
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... British rule in India begun by Indian troops ( sepoys ) in the service of the British East India Company . It began in Meerut and then spread to Delhi , Agra , Cawn- pore , and Lucknow . To regard the rebellion merely as a sepoy mutiny ...
... British rule in India begun by Indian troops ( sepoys ) in the service of the British East India Company . It began in Meerut and then spread to Delhi , Agra , Cawn- pore , and Lucknow . To regard the rebellion merely as a sepoy mutiny ...
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... British Isles . In September the little squadron inter- cepted the Baltic merchant fleet under convoy of the British ships " Serapis " and " Countess of Scarborough . " What followed was one of the most famous naval engagements in ...
... British Isles . In September the little squadron inter- cepted the Baltic merchant fleet under convoy of the British ships " Serapis " and " Countess of Scarborough . " What followed was one of the most famous naval engagements in ...
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